Hardware Rating Guide
Overall Rating
This is effectively like a weighted average of the five different categories.
Althought one could probably come up with a complex function to
calculate this given the ratings of the other five categories, I'm lazy and
instead do this by feel. This is basically how strongly I feel about the game
and how glad I am to have it in my collection.
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80-100%
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An overall great pick of equipment that is totally worth your money.
Items scoring towards the upper end of the spectrum (95-100%)
are items that are pretty much required for fun or they are just super cool
in general.
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60-79%
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These are okay items. They might be a little gimmicky, but they still justify their
existence.
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0-59%
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Absoluely worthless pieces of junk that you're better off without.
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Usefulness
This is a measure of how useful the item is.
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Absolutely required for fun.
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A good item that you'll use a lot, but isn't required.
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Kind of a gimmick which you might be able to work into usage.
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You'll probably use this once to try it out, then never again.
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This is probably better as a paper weight, it probably didn't even make it out of the box.
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Durability
This category covers how well the item holds up to the test of time and how durable it is.
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Super durable. Can widthstand controller throwing fits of rage and frustration.
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Pretty good, won't likely break anytime soon.
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Fair, mediocre item which is somewhat cheaply made.
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Fragile item which should be handled with care.
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This needs to be in a protective case or something or else it is likely to shatter.
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Value
A "bang-for-your-buck" rating.
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A very well made purchase. The most "bang-for-your-buck" that you can get.
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Still a great deal.
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About average. It would be like paying full retail price for a common item.
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Definitely overpriced.
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Just throwing money down the toilet.
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Price Paid
This denotes how much we paid to acquire this item for the collection. This
is the price before tax or shipping and handling. If the item was bought
used, it will say so in parenthesis.
Purchase Date
This is the date that the item was acquired into the collection.
Release Date
This is the date that the item was release to retail in the US market.
Condition
An item is deemed complete if and only if it is in working order and
contains the item and original packaging. If a part is missing, it
will say so. For example, if it says, "item only", this means that there
is no original packaging.
Extra Content
If this link exists, you can click it to view other information
about the item such as more pictures.
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